Creatures of Darkness is back for a third book and it's better than ever.

Hoping that an all-out vampire war has been averted with Alana's death, Rose, Kallis, and Eric return to the States. Peace is still elusive, however, when the Assassins show what humans can do with centuries of training and planning behind them. All too soon, Kara and Aaron are in their home, recruiting for the war effort, planning counter-attacks, and reaching out hands of alliance with the nearby Village of the Undead. Meanwhile, the blood bond between Kara and Rose is overwhelming in its intensity, Rose's brother has important Sibling Teasing Duties(TM) to get to, Audrey & Owen are back, and Rose's eyes are...turning black???

There is A LOT going on in this novel, and Jackson weaves her plotlines with aplomb. The characters sparkle off the page, and Jackson does not shy away from nuance in backstory and action. The world builds with the Village of the Undead, and it was fun to see how more modern vampires lived. As for the fight between the Assassins and the vampires, I admired how Jackson didn't shy away from real world parallels. In fact, she fully embraces the fantasy's genre's ability to address contemporary problems through a lens of unreality. It made my heart twist, and I was all the more invested.

Putting on a more fannish hat, can I say!!! Kara and Rose!!! So good together!!! AHHHH, love them to bits!!!! Creatures of Darkness is still going strong, and I can already tell the finale will leave me a crying wreck. I'm going to miss this series when it's over.